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Description of problem: netstat tool does not throw any exit code other then 0. You can provide any input parameter and still get error code 0. Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): net-tools-2.0-0.17.20131004git.el7.x86_64 How reproducible: Always Steps to Reproduce: 1. Issue any arbitrary parameter to netstat $ netstat --asd netstat: unrecognized option '--asd' usage: netstat [-vWeenNcCF] [<Af>] -r netstat {-V|--version|-h|--help} netstat [-vWnNcaeol] [<Socket> ...] netstat { [-vWeenNac] -I[<Iface>] | [-veenNac] -i | [-cnNe] -M | -s [-6tuw] } [delay] -r, --route display routing table -I, --interfaces=<Iface> display interface table for <Iface> -i, --interfaces display interface table -g, --groups display multicast group memberships -s, --statistics display networking statistics (like SNMP) -M, --masquerade display masqueraded connections -v, --verbose be verbose -W, --wide don't truncate IP addresses -n, --numeric don't resolve names --numeric-hosts don't resolve host names --numeric-ports don't resolve port names --numeric-users don't resolve user names -N, --symbolic resolve hardware names -e, --extend display other/more information -p, --programs display PID/Program name for sockets -o, --timers display timers -c, --continuous continuous listing -l, --listening display listening server sockets -a, --all display all sockets (default: connected) -F, --fib display Forwarding Information Base (default) -C, --cache display routing cache instead of FIB -Z, --context display SELinux security context for sockets <Socket>={-t|--tcp} {-u|--udp} {-U|--udplite} {-w|--raw} {-x|--unix} --ax25 --ipx --netrom <AF>=Use '-6|-4' or '-A <af>' or '--<af>'; default: inet List of possible address families (which support routing): inet (DARPA Internet) inet6 (IPv6) ax25 (AMPR AX.25) netrom (AMPR NET/ROM) ipx (Novell IPX) ddp (Appletalk DDP) x25 (CCITT X.25) 2. Observe the exit code $ echo $? 0 Actual results: Exit code is always 0 Expected results: Exit differs from 0 Additional info: In RHEL6 & net-tools-1.60-110.el6_2 I can see exit code "4" when provided given wrong input parameter. Also, this error is present in various distributions like Fedora 19, 22 and Gentoo net-tools-2.0-0.31.20141124git.fc22.x86_64